DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR CONGRESSIONAL ART COMPETITION

The deadline has been extended for student artists to enter the Congressional art competition. Reporter Cassie Zimarik tells you how to enter…
Time is running out to submit your artwork for the Eighth District Congressional Art Competition. The Artistic Discovery Contest is open to all high school students in the Morongo Basin (Eighth District). Students will work through the art teachers at their high school to submit works to the competition. The winning artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol complex for one year. Also, second place will be displayed in Representative Paul Cook’s Capitol Office, and third place will be displayed in the Apple Valley District Office. All artwork must be submitted by April 24. Art work entered in the contest may be up to 28-inches-by-28-inches (including the frame) and may be up to 4 inches in depth.
The submission may be:
Paintings: including oil, acrylics, and watercolor;
Drawings: including pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, and markers;
Collage;
Prints: including lithographs, silkscreen, and block prints;
Mixed Media;
Computer Generated Art;
Photography.
All entries must be an original in concept, design, and execution.
Contact: Cameron Wessel ([email protected]) in Rep. Cook’s District Office at 760-247-1815.